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Civil War
war fought for the rights of colored and and to get rid of discrimination -
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begining of Industrialization/Gilded Age
an era of serious social problems hidden by a thin layer of gold. -
Model T ( Henry Ford)
first affordable automobile -
Panama Canal
connect atlantic ocean to the pacific ocean -
Stock Market crash
sudden dramatic decline of stock prices across a significant cross-section of a stock market -
Begining of great depression
severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. -
Holocaust
was the mass murder or genocide of approximately six million Jews during World War II -
World War II
It was the most widespread war in history, with more than 100 million people serving in military units from over 30 different countries -
Korean War
at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
was a political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama. -
Sputnik
was the first artificial Earth satellite. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
was a 13-day confrontation between the Soviet Union and Cuba on one side, and the United States on the other -
Vietnam War
was a Cold War-era military conflict -
Fall of saigon
the capture of Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, by the People's Army of Vietnam and the National Liberation Front -
Iran hostage crisis
Fifty-two Americans were held hostage for 444 days November 4, 1979 to January 20, 1981, after a group of Islamist students and militants supporting the Iranian Revolution took over the American Embassy -
Reagonomics
the economic policies promoted by U.S. President Ronald Reagan during the 1980s. -
Reagan is President
was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989). -
George H. W. Bush is President
is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States (1989–1993). -
Collapse of the Soviet Union
The dissolution of the world's first and largest Communist state also marked an end to the Cold War. -
1st Gulf War
was a war waged by a U.N.-authorized Coalition force from 34 nations led by the United States, against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait. -
Clinton is President
is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. -
George W. Bush is President
is an American politician and businessman who was the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009 -
9/11
were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks launched by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda upon the United States in New York City and the Washington, D.C. area on September 11, 2001. -
Invasion of Afghanistan
intervention in the Afghan Civil War by the United States and its allies, following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 -
Invasion of Iraq
signaled the start of the conflict that later came to be known as the Iraq War, which was dubbed Operation Iraqi Freedom by the United States.
